Old Testament
In Ezekiel 17, what majestic bird represents the king of Babylon cropping the top of a cedar tree?
An eagle.
Which famous parable involves a younger brother who squanders his inheritance in riotous living but is welcomed home by his father with a massive celebration?
The Prodigal Son.
Jesus used what two everyday clothing and storage items to illustrate why His new teachings could not be contained in rigid, old traditions?
Unshrunk cloth and old wineskins.
In Alma 32, the word of God is compared to what object, which must be nourished in the heart to see if it will swell and sprout?
A seed.
The main subject of Zenos's epic allegory in Jacob 5 is what specific type of cultivated tree representing the House of Israel?
A tame olive tree.
Isaiah 5 compares the house of Israel to what specific type of agricultural plot that produced only wild grapes?
A vineyard.
Jesus told a parable featuring a helpful foreigner to answer a legal expert's question: "And who is my neighbor?" Which parable was it?
The Good Samaritan.
Told to Simon the Pharisee, which parable features two men whose debts were cleared—one owing 500 denarii and the other owing 50?
The Two Debtors.
Helaman 5 admonishes believers to build their foundation upon whom, so that the devil's shafts and hail cannot drag them down?
Jesus Christ
To save the decaying tree, the master grafts in branches from what uncultivated source, which represents the Gentiles?
Wild olive branches.
The prophet Nathan used a story about a rich man stealing a poor man's single, beloved pet lamb to rebuke which Israelite king?
King David.
In which agricultural story do seeds fall on four types of ground: a path, rocky places, thorns, and good soil?
The Sower.
Which short parable describes a merchant who sells absolutely everything he owns just to buy one singular, flawless gemstone?
The Pearl of Great Price.
In Lehi’s vision, what structure represents the pride and vain imaginations of the world, floating high above the earth filled with mocking people?
The Great and Spacious Building.
As the vineyard grows corrupt, the master laments because all the varieties of what output have become bad and useless?
The fruit.
In 2 Kings 14, Jehoash mocks Amaziah using a parable about what lowly, prickly plant asking a great Lebanon cedar for a marriage alliance?
A thistle.
Which parable warns of spiritual preparedness using five wise and five foolish women waiting for a bridegroom?
The Ten Virgins.
Which parable highlights mercy and hypocrisy when a servant forgiven of an astronomical 10,000-talent debt immediately imprisons a peer who owes him 100 pence?
The Unforgiving Servant.
Lehi's dream features what physical object representing the word of God, which leads travelers through mists of darkness to the tree of life?
The Iron Rod.
The master delays cutting down the tree because what underground parts are still alive and strong, despite the branches being corrupt?
The roots.
Joab hires a wise woman from what town to speak to King David using a fabricated story about two feuding brothers to convince him to bring Absalom home?
Tekoa.
In which parable does a master distribute currency to three servants based on their ability, condemning the one who buries his share out of fear?
The Talents.
Generosity is the core theme of which parable, where laborers hired at the eleventh hour receive the exact same pay as those who worked all day?
The Workers in the Vineyard.
Mentioned in 3 Nephi 14, Jesus warns that false prophets are like wolves in sheep's clothing, and that men do not gather grapes from what prickly plants?
Thorns (or thistles).
What emotional question is cried out repeatedly by the Lord of the vineyard when he sees his labor failing?
"What could I have done more for my vineyard?"